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giftedgirl77

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11. Isn't that some bullshit?

Reply to malaise (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 04:13 PM

Dec 2013

I love the fact that a bunch of old white dudes seem to think they can make these proclamations? meanwhile, I am scared to death to let my 12 year old son go to the high school football games with his brother because he may lip off to the wrong person. My older son has figuredout that it's a difference between life & death. It sucks that we are still living this way in 2013.

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I have no words for blatant racism like this-Dancer taken into custody for having black instructors [View all] ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 OP

I don't know if we are going backwards or it just giftedgirl77 Dec 2013 #1

It scares me too. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #4

Exactly, the racists feel the need to take their stand treestar Dec 2013 #18

repeat appleannie1 Dec 2013 #2

What's interesting about this thread is that I've copied the link from a Houston source... ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #6

I believe the scab over racism was scraped off when Obama was elected and the puss underneath is appleannie1 Dec 2013 #3

I agree. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #5

The WINNER!!! nt kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #8

+1 Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #12

That's a very good way of putting it. johnp3907 Dec 2013 #24

What is wrong with you? malaise Dec 2013 #7

Oh ya...the RNC just declared racism is over Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #10

Isn't that some bullshit? giftedgirl77 Dec 2013 #11

They had to back down today malaise Dec 2013 #13

I saw that, they always back down when they get giftedgirl77 Dec 2013 #16

What is it about deputy sheriffs around the country that make them suck so bad? Rex Dec 2013 #9

It is fairly easy to get the job here in Houston. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #17

That's disgusting ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #14

This is horrible. HappyMe Dec 2013 #15

Racism? As I understand the story, the instructors were two 21 year old guys. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #19

As the mother has said, the police continuously asked her if she knew her daughter was in the ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #20

Do you think the cops would have acted the same had she been with two black women? lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #21

Racism. Sorry lumberjack_jeff. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #23

i don't think they would have questioned if it was white guys, i think they would more likely JI7 Dec 2013 #22